#BIRTHDAY: 2 Mar – Nina Morato from France is 60 It must be daunting when you’re drawn to perform last in the Eurovision Song Contest. It might have been less so when they were smaller, but in these years of 25+ songs per contest, those butterflies must start […]
#BIRTHDAY: 25 Feb – Evridiki from Cyprus is 58 You have to admire those that keep coming back time after time. The first couple of times, you sing a song written by your fiancé/husband. The third time, you don’t. It’s a story as old as time. Today’s birthday […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day One with Bogdan from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#STORYOFMYLIFE – Day Three with John from EI In this series, we’ll be talking to someone and asking them to pick five songs (over five days) that mean something to them. These may not be their top five songs of all time – merely songs that attach to […]
#BIRTHDAY: Virpi Kätkä from Finland is 56 today There have been many occasions when a Eurovision act has been a family affair. Maybe some people only trust parents/partners/siblings/children to help them out, thinking anyone non-related is out to get them. Obviously, there are very successful collaborations where the […]
#CHRISTMAS2025: Eurovision Ireland Advent Calendar Day 9 Christmas is a-coming, so we at Eurovision Ireland want to share some notable performances by Eurovision acts of festive songs. Some are standards, and some may be new to you. Today’s song is… Author: John Stanton Source: Eurovision Ireland
#BIRTHDAY: Charlie McGettigan from Ireland is 75 today As you’ll know, unless you’ve been living in a crater on Mars, Ireland has won our favourite TV show seven times. No country has won more. Yep, not even [insert country here]. One of those seven (yes, seven) winners was […]
#BIRTHDAY: Martin Ďurinda from Slovakia is 64 today Some countries seem to ‘get’ our favourite TV show. They seem to know what sort of song will do well in any given year. And success breeds success. At the other end of the scale, you get those which try […]
#BIRTHDAY: Frances Ruffelle from the UK is 60 today Remember the United Kingdom of stuff? They regularly used to do rather well in Eurovision circles, until those pesky ‘New Europeans’ came along. They still come up with sparks of brilliance, but Europe doesn’t seem to think they have […]
#BIRTHDAY: Sigga from Iceland is 63 today It’s repeat offender time again. You know the sort – They have a good/bad/indifferent result when they take part a first time. They get the bug and come back again. Repeat as necessary. Today’s birthday girl Sigga (née Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir) appeared […]